in the mountains Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Rob helped me out on quite a lot of gear over the years. Most recently a GPZ 19 coil. All summer I have been trying to get to a particular place I wanted to go. The 14 coil has hit nice nuggets at an average depth of around 14 inches so I was anticipating some 2 to 5 DWT nuggets at around 19 inches. I have been trying to figure out the best way to swing this beast and what settings to use. This 50 x 50 Foot patch has small nuggets all less than 1DWT usually. I hammered it with the 14 and it was clean. Like anyone I had expectations of large nuggets at 3 feet , why not with such a coil. Not too much to ask for the price. Well 3 hours later at this location the results are in. All small gold the 14 missed. I am so impressed with the coil. The smallest nugget won't even weigh on my grain scale. The next smallest was a nice signal but I figured it would be too hard to locate and was probably trash so I marked it and put the 14 on. I could not hear it so I switched to the 19. Loud and clear at 4 inches. Total weight for the day 28 grains. I have high hopes for this coil even though it can't be used everywhere and it is very heavy. Use a Hip stick and it isn't too bad. The fact it recognizes small gold the 14 misses is a plus and I know their are big nuggets it will get. Note I put over 40 hours on this coil trying to figure it out. I just turned up the target volume from 3 to 4 to get better response on small nuggets. I have also found bigger nuggets with it . I was just real excited about this trip! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Well done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 With the bungee and stick thing that attaches to the shaft it isn’t too bad to swing. Covers more ground too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Doc's good bungy, Chris Porters hipstick, and swing-arm allows this weaker bay the allowed me to use the 19 for about seven hours a few days ago. I think it is easier to isolate the target, both to center the target and to find it in scoop. good job! fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 WTG on the gold and also on your tenacity to find it! Looks to me with your dedication and what your doing....if its big and deep, your going to find it! Good luck to you. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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